Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-15
GHE METHODISTS.
II DsY Of Inc Conference
fhs te' " Tsken up With Reports
S'' ..TTsrious Committees
,-.,ptary Endorsement of Dr.. Briggs
csnplH Tn,sresriug Temperance Meet
~ If, le' IN the Evsnlnx-Dr.
CcsBfn'S Speech


CoaIst 1 morriug, Bishop Wilson in the
r:;''F's,gg re religious services were con-
ISL ~ Rev. R. C. Armstrong. The
4 iac!a! ~ on statistics was The
''anl. ~ report, and the follow
s'' ...ricts we're heard from; George
sg oI Tr.,o, Waxahschie, Fort Worth,
ps1, m va. Graubury, Brentwood,
Fs''nSittUOd SsqpheDsville, making totsl
b2leHe - s9a preachers, 5 white mem
e1si1so - * 752: and g colored member
2:i;I w l. y q nes gain OF 278s and q loss OF
o.? - rnm1er OF adults baptized, 2009;
lhlj .s 1883; M nber Of churches, 1877
.,iin.s, line line Of 1886, oSe; number of par
fiin . en- valued at S5o,915; other
ionssss' rTopgrty valued al $ls3,47l;
:iacI NEEDED on churches and parson-
s9l'y. S9 ESQ: loss in number OF churches
Il 'gs:, ~inds snd other causes, IL.
b 1.';. ,ji1wirg was the report Of the
I.o srbool committee: Georgetown
S 3.-ic{ has Is schools; Waco, u; wax
a, .sis 80; Fort Worth, 70 ana 2I1S
lt %,i..s, We6tnerford, IS and 1880
'c 3.i.-s. brentwood, d and 1863
E 2.ia-s. Grsnbury, IS and 1853 scholars;
:: .Yaao 15snd sl5 scholars; Stephens
A 10. ID and 1912 scholars. Total, 247
'.s S,Is srd 1926 scholars. The number
4 'I,Il1si~ore snd teachers is 1899.
4 u ~ committee on missions reported
.1 Tor for foreign uisslons, S4ll5;
Gums '-a n,rsions, SIS 10; for church ex-
..".,on, $3.50 So Some objections were
..-- -, 10 This report in that it contained
s,:oTs which we're SLOWED to be cor
''I'I tsieorsm was received from Rev. A.
s'Ijs0B asking 80 be located, which
" The p report CT the committee on colpor-
.,-ro recommended that the Bishop ap-
. lint 9 coIporseur vito as many assistants
:, he deemed necessary, all of whom
we're TO be compensated out CT the prcnts
a tbe books sold by them.
The committee on publication OF the
Minutes recommended that 1GOo or 1900
-nn;es he printed for distribution among
No members, the expense tC be betrayed
ant n he missionary fund Several OBJ
4 ;sc,lous we're urged but the report pre-
vailed.
The board OF education submitted re-
nort showing that in this respect the in
ipresss of the church were prosperous.
Dr. ". Heidt, regent Of the South
IVES ern University, gave most
favorable account of the present
sstus and prospects Of that
Institution. BE said that the present
session opened with 800 students, and
tbst many valuable Improvements had
been made in the way Of increased facili-
i ties. The members Of the church were
ursed to liberal patronage Of the uni
i TsrsitV, ss il Was their properly. Method
\ SIS should give preference to G school
under the auspices Of. their own denoml-
4 ration. The speaker wished the assess
aants for the university to- be continued,
4 sHi pointed cut the necessity fer this
course. R3vs. Annis, Vaughn and Thorn
sson opposed the idea of assessments
but favored providing an endowment;
Il other ministers spoke in behGt OF con-
tIUng assessments, which WAS finally
i sgrasc 10.
Waco, Belle Plaine, GrGnbury and Cen
.eRsry colleges were reported as in 3
thriving condition. Il was resolved to
establish chair Of biblical literature in
4 he Southwestern university as early eS
practicable.
AresOlutiOR was adopted to join the
LADIES' Benevolent Association in relig-
i0uS temperance meeting ct the Old
church building In the evening.
Tie application Of W. G Veal for res
iOrstion Of church connection was denied.
Conference adjourned to $3.50 3. N. the
4 following day.
THE TEXAS CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE.
As part Of our report we append the
report Of the Joint Board Of Publication
Of the 1ge Texas conferences, which is as
follows:
EXPORT OF TIE BOARD OF PUBLICATION,
Iothe Bishop aud Members of the Nor Invest
de1as Conference, Methodist Episcopal
Ch1ICh South:
Dear Fathers and Brethren-The BoaTo
Oh PlOlication, st the last annual meet
tlg, held In the city Of San Msrcos, Octo
9Sf Is, 1887, having investigated the con
aluon OF the Advocate as to its publica-
sUa ana editorial management, respect
July submit the following:
l. The past year in T, xas has been 8
gniu!s one for all church enterprises
sepenuent upon the financial support OF
!as people. We fnd, however, that the
AuVocate has been SO well conducted, Sn0
.ae preachers have been so &C i've in their
agency, and the hold CT the paper upon
VIC good will Of the people is such that II
70: grown steadily; its subscription lis
S'tl!s date being 10 per cent, larger than
last year.
Ne endorse the editorial manage
LEM, ana commend the course OF tht
~ INV. uuFlng the crises through which
~ pSpsr mas been called TO PASS.
.. me publishers have shown com.
'%sluAo!e care and energy in the mechSn
S SA WORK Of the paper. They have stead
u improved It's appearance, and srt
p..usea 10 make the Improvement keel
'11e Win the subscription list.
= tne publishers have found it neces
20 reduce the premium paid tn
g Cas- 70 10 per cent. They would b.
S,su 70 Keep the premium at the old fig
s.s ', ouIas announced st the conference
Ta a u the Advocate at the beginning @
!eaE, this cannot be done without g.
~ s,' ease Of 5000 subscribers. With pre-
no Vare On the part ef'the agents in tax
v:1 : subscribers, the present premium
expenses. " '4 "-A A''''-
o, =. NE call the attention OF tn
ofIs ss.s to the statement in the repor
Of as 1s' year, namely: That the chief nee
TIE 'c osI pspe' Is space for the editor an
re},s, respondents. This need has foun
enn .i' I. n piTs, By an increase in spec
Of S s,.. " Twenty five per cent. by the us
and ss.i type; but it Can only be full
tie s gp1b,,slactorily met by an increase